document.write( "Question 1074229: Two iron rails, each 50 feet long, are laid end to end with no space between them. During
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document.write( "the summer, the heat causes each rail to increase in length by 0.04 percent. Although this is
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document.write( "a small increase, the lack of space at the joint makes the joint buckle upward. What distance
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document.write( "upward will the joint be forced to rise? [Assume that each rail remains straight, and that
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